The Role:

Catch Interactive, an imaginative & progressive digital agency, is looking for a talented, creative and energetic Senior Interactive Designer to join our creative team and be trained up to Interactive Art Director. Our ideal candidate will set the conceptual and stylistic direction for assigned websites, online advertising campaigns, offline digital projects & Multimedia presentations. Training under the Creative Director, this designer will learn the role of Art Director. Art Director responsibilities include developing creative concepts in response to the client's brief, setting out wire frames, sitemaps, initial designs & visual guidelines, overseeing a project’s design and development, and providing quality assurance as needed. In order to be successful in this position, the candidate will have a minimum of three to five years’ Digital communication, advertising & marketing industry experience (ideally in an online agency or design firm). An education in graphic design is preferable, strong skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash are essential, as is a demonstrated understanding of user experience and website architecture. Excellent oral communication skills are a must. The candidate will have artistic ability, strong design skills and an eye for detail.
Links to your online portfolio must be supplied. Please include salary expectations.

Requirements:

• A portfolio strong in traditional graphic design skills demonstrated in an online environment with artistic flair.
• 3+ years of proven online design experience in an interactive agency.
• Demonstrated ability designing for Flash, Html and CMS driven environments.
• Demonstrated ability of advertising art direction and some creative copywriting.
• Strategic, big-picture thinking & conceptualisation.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to direct junior designers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. (Action scripting a plus but not essential)
• Excellent English is essential; Arabic is a strong plus.

Company Profile:
Founded in Dubai Media City in 2001, Catch FZ-LLC (Catch) are an independent digital agency specialized in building interactive brand experiences for customers through strategic and innovative solutions.
While Creative Web Development is a core activity for Catch’s business, it is closely supported by the Strategy, Content and Relationship Marketing and Client Servicing Departments.
Among the brands currently trusting Catch in the Middle East are: Smirnoff, Johnny Walker, Motorola, Estee Lauder Cosmetics, Clinique, AXA Insurance, Calvin Klein, Davidoff, Victoria’s Secret, Intercontinental, Commercial Bank of Dubai, MasterCard, Hilton, Dubai Outlet Mall, Kellogg's, Marionnaud, Volkswagen, Harvard Medical School, Kate Moss, Dubai Healthcare City and others.

The Role:

Strong Flash Development is the focus of this role, with secondary abilities on Flash animation and design.
The primary role is to dynamically code & animate artwork provided by the Art Directors. An integral member of the Design team, the Flash Developer is the final link between the Designers and the backend programmers- implementing advanced front end & back end Flash, including AS3, for Catch’s varied platform, digital projects.
Reporting to the Creative Director, the Flash Developer position is a mid-level position in the Catch structure - where the employee has the opportunity to gain familiarity with Catch’s clients, processes and design style, while honing his or her skills and toolset for later promotion to Senior Flash Developer, usually within 1 year.
As such, it is important for the Flash Developer to continue to explore new technologies, Flash related languages and design techniques while performing his or her daily duties.

Tasks:
o Be involved in early conceptual thinking, to maximize potential of flash and scripting.
o Prepare vector graphics for Flash integration.
o Implement Flash animation based on design files and story boards approved by designers and art directors.
o Provide Advanced Flash scripting (ActionScript) to add functionality to Flash assets provided by the Designers (games, advanced interactive functions, etc);
o Develop Flash projects in a logical manner for maximized optimization and easy cross integration with back end systems.
o Develop Flash projects to enable SEO and SEO compatibility. Also Google Analytics
o Work with Designers, Programmers and Account Executives to provide feedback and advice on layout and functionality feasibility.
o Research & Develop new Flash based techniques.

Responsibilities:
o Prepare all materials based on Art Director requirements;
o Work with Programmers to integrate front and back end code; Dynamic Content,
o Data capture
o Deliver all materials according to set deadlines;
Skills

Requirements:
o Strong skills in AS2.0 & AS3.0, Flash video & Flash communication server, and XML.
o Knowledge of Papervision3D and coding design patterns is a plus.
o Knowledge of Flex, Java is also a plus.
o If you have experience with PHP/MySQL, HTML/CSS, Motion graphics tools like After Effects, these are all a big advantage.
o Competent in Flash design & animation; Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash.
o Ability to work quickly, under pressure and to deliver all materials according to set deadlines.
o Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in English a must.
o Arabic language a plus;

Company Profile:
Founded in Dubai Media City in 2001, Catch FZ-LLC (Catch) are an independent digital agency specialized in building interactive brand experiences for customers through strategic and innovative solutions.
While Creative Web Development is a core activity for Catch’s business, it is closely supported by the Strategy, Content and Relationship Marketing and Client Servicing Departments.
Among the brands currently trusting Catch in the Middle East are: Smirnoff, Johnny Walker, Motorola, Estee Lauder Cosmetics, Clinique, AXA Insurance, Calvin Klein, Davidoff, Victoria’s Secret, Intercontinental, Commercial Bank of Dubai, MasterCard, Hilton, Dubai Outlet Mall, Kellogg's, Marionnaud, Volkswagen, Harvard Medical School, Kate Moss, Dubai Healthcare City and others.www.bayt.net/job/job.adp

Job Description

* Ideally educated to a Degree level with a strong 5 years+ designing and art work background. Should be responsible with strong communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* Software skills:
-       3D / Web Design
-       Illustrator
-       Freehand
-       Flash
-       Director
-       Flash action script 2,3
-       Director lingo
-       Macromedia Photoshop
 
Additional Information    
Experience:     5 - 7 years          
Industry:     Banking/ Financial Services      
Role:     Market Research Exec - Qualitative

Job Description
Our client, a globally recognized multinational brand management/design consultancy is seeking middleweight/senior graphic designers for their Dubai office.
As the successful candidate you will work directly with account managers and creative director to develop and provide creative solutions for strategically driven projects. You will also manage creative project scope to meet client?s deadlines and expectations.  You will provide design leadership and possess individual talent and creativity and clearly communicate concepts and serve as creative lead on projects to internal and external audiences.
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor degree in graphic design and have worked within a similar consultancy/creative agency for a minimum of 4 years. You will have excellent Macintosh computer skills (Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign) you must be a good listener and be able to work as a creative member of a project team as a productive member and have strong creative with proven ability within a specialist field.  Arabic speakers preferred but not essential.

About Recruiter
Insight recruitment is a specialist recruitment consultancy.
We are based in Dubai, and our work covers the Middle East and North African region.
If you are a candidate looking for further career opportunities, please visit our website for a list of all of our current openings at: www.insight-recruitmentme.com
You can apply to any of our positions on line by submitting your resume for the appropriate position.

Additional Information:

Experience:     4 - 10 years      
Education:    Bachelor's Degree
Industry:     • Advertising • Consultancy      
Role:     • Graphic Designer/ Animator • VP - Creative/ Creative Director

The Role:
* 3 – 5 years copy writing experience in the Middle East.
* Has a business qualification with knowledge in finance, business planning, feasibility studies and marketing analysis.
* Highly proficient with software to produce; reports, charts and presentations.
* Has a portfolio of work that can demonstrate competence.
* Excellent command of both Arabic and English language.
* Expert writing skills, editing and proof reading abilities.
* Creative with strong visualization skills.
* Ideally, an advertising background.
 
Additional Information    
Experience:     3 - 5 years      
Education:    Bachelor's Degree      
Industry:     Banking/ Financial Services      
Role:     Copy Writer / Copy Group Head      
    

Job Description
Our client one of the largest global FMCG multinational companies in the World is seeking a media and PR coordinator for their Dubai based office.
Reporting to the Media Manager you role will be to coordinate and assist Brand managers in issuing media and PR briefs as per briefing guidelines and budgets.
You will also be responsible for ensuring media projects are open and amended according to set media budgets agreed with brand team. You will also be responsible for continuously monitoring the added value and performance set with the media buying unit. You will be responsible for administrating and accounting for the media investment such as checking the accuracy of all media plans, media schedules, media purchase orders and media invoices (with supporting documents) along with Media and PR manager.  
The ideal candidate will have a bachelors degree in administration or marketing with at least 1 years experience in a reputable advertising agency in the Middle East.
Knowledge of the Middle East market and good solid understanding of Media and PR principles with fluency in both English and Arabic a must. Please do not apply if you do not speak Arabic.
About Company
Insight recruitment is a specialist recruitment consultancy.
We are based in Dubai, and our work covers the Middle East and North African region.
If you are a candidate looking for further career opportunities, please visit our website for a list of all of our current openings at:  www.insight-recruitmentme.com
You can apply to any of our positions on line by submitting your resume for the appropriate position.

Additional Information    
Experience:     1 - 5 years      
Education:    Bachelor's Degree     
Industry:     Consumer Goods/ FMCG      
Role:     Media Buying - Manager/ Executive